
Police have detained a
22-year-old hacker who created a system of networked computers that was
used to steal more than 150 million rubles ($4.47 million) from people's
bank accounts and already one of the most wanted hacker in the world.
But now, "Hermes" is, has been tapped over six million computers and
earns around 5 million francs, was caught in Russia.
The network infected around six million computers with a Trojan virus, which helped get access to users' bank accounts. About the Trojans secretly installed, he had arranged illegal money transfers, said the interior ministry in Moscow on Friday.